Legal Opinion
American Fidelity & Casualty Co., Inc. v. All American Bus Lines, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 24, 1950No. 3894_1PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the appellee Bus Company may maintain a tort action against its insurer, appellant, for negligence and bad faith in failing to settle a damage suit within the coverage limits of its policy of insurance, where the full amount, of the Bus Company’s liability in excess of such policy was paid to the Bus Company by another insurer under the terms of an excess insurance policy issued by it.
On June 1, 1945, the appellant, American Fidelity and Casualty Company, hereinafter called the primary insurer, issued a public liability…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- United States v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp. v. Hooker Electrochemical Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1925
- Globe Indemnity Co. v. SchmittOhio Supreme Court · 1944
- Traders & General Ins. Co. v. Rudco Oil & Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by52 opinions
- K-B Trucking Company and Keith Collins, Cross-Appellants v. Riss International Corporation and World Leasing, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
- Chavez v. ChenowethNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1976
- American Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. All American Bus Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Reserve InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Gas Service Co. v. HuntCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1950
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